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C61500 Bronze vs. AISI 309Cb Stainless Steel

C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 309Cb stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61500 bronze and the bottom bar is AISI 309Cb stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
78
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 550
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
23
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
56 to 66
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
12 to 16
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0